Ferrari reacts to Italian coronavirus crisis. F1 could be on a collision course with coronavirus.

Formula 1 could be on a collision course with coronavirus.

The 2020 Chinese Grand Prix has already been postponed, a question mark still hangs over the future of the first Vietnam Grand Prix, which should take place at the beginning of April, and McLaren has blocked Chinese people from entering its motorhome in Barcelona.

And now, Italian daily newspaper ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’ informs that Scuderia Ferrari has ramped up anti-pandemic measures at its Maranello factory.

There are 229 cases of coronavirus in Italy, including 7 deaths. At Ferrari, the Maranello museum is closed, factory tours have been called off, and business trips almost stopped completely.

“These restrictions could even affect the racing team,” the newspaper said, adding that some staff could be kept at Maranello to work ‘remotely’ rather than travel.

Spain’s El Confidencial newspaper said that at this moment, only seven of the 21 remaining countries on the 2020 calendar – Holland, Monaco, Azerbaijan, Austria, Hungary, Mexico and Brazil – do not have confirmed coronavirus cases.